Myriapoda at "Reserva Ducke", Central Amazonia/Brazil
, 2002 Myriapoda contains the four recent classes Chilopoda, Diplopoda, Pauropoda and Symphyla. In total, 159 families, 2166 genera and >15162 species are known world-wide. Twenty-nine families, >93 genera and >401 described species occur in Amazonia. One-fifth
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Systematics and Biogeography of Ctenophilus Cook, 1898 : A Genus of Centipedes with Disjunct Distribution (Geophilomorpha, Schendylidae) [PDF]
, 2023 Among all known genera of Schendylidae Ctenophilus Cook, 1898 is the only one characterized by having the pleurites of the second maxillae fused with the posterior border of the coxosternum (apomorphic state of the character). In all the remaining genera
Pereira, Luis Alberto
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Systematics and biogeography of Marsikomerus Attems, 1938, a misunderstood genus of centipedes (Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae) [PDF]
, 1991 Marsikomerus (Attems 1938) is transferred from Geophilidae to Schendylidae, and shown to be a senior synonym of Simoporus (Chamberlin 1940) and Lanonyx (Chamberlin 1953). The type species M. pacificus is redescribed and illustrated in detail from the holotype; similar but less extensive treatment is provided for M. lanaius and M. texanus.
Hoffman, Richard, Pereira, Luis Alberto
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Description of Schendylops jeekeli sp. n., a new geophilomorph centipede (Myriapoda: Chilopoda) from the Paranapiacaba fragment of the Atlantic Forest in Southeastern Brazil, with complementary notes on similar Neotropical species [PDF]
, 2023 Schendylops jeekeli sp. n. (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae) is here described and illustrated on the basis of a male specimen collected in Alto da Serra of Paranapiacaba (State of São Paulo, Southeastern Brazil Region) in a remnant fragment of ...
Pereira, Luis Alberto
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On two new species of Schendylurus Silvestri 1907 from Venezuela, with redescription of S. colombianus Chamberlin 1921 and S. virgingordae Crabill 1960 (Chilopoda Geophilomorpha Schendylidae) [PDF]
, 1993 Two new species of Schendylurus Silvestri 1907 are described, i.e., S. minutus n. sp. from Rancho Grande, Venezuela, and S. paolettii from Boconó, Venezuela. Two further species of the same genus are redescribed, viz., S.
Minelli, Alessandro +1 more
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New taxa of Neotropical Geophilomorpha (Chilopoda)
, 2000 A new family (Macronicophilidae) is establishedflor Macronicophilus Silvestri, 1909, currently placed in Geophilidae. Seven new species of Neotropical Geophilomorpha are described: Ityphilus saucius n.sp. and I. sensibilis n.sp.
Foddai, D., Minelli, A., Pereira, L.
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Nuevos aportes al conocimiento de Pectiniunguis fijiensis (Chamberlin, 1920) : (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae) [PDF]
, 1982 Contribución científica Nº 47 del Centro de Estudios Parasltológicos y de Vectores (CEPAVE).
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, 1996 Among all known genera of Schendylidae Ctenophilus Cook, 1898 is the only one characterized by having the pleurites of the second maxillae fused with the posterior border of the coxosternum (apomorphic state of the character). In all the remaining genera of the family the pleurites are not fused (plcsiomorphic state of the character) This genus has a ...
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First report of geophilid centipedes of the genus Ribautia (Myriapoda: Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) from the Atlantic Forest biome, with description of a new miniature species from Misiones Province, Northeastern Argentina [PDF]
, 2014 Ribautia paranaensis sp. nov. a new miniature species of geophilid centipede from the Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest (the westernmost of the fifteen ecoregions comprising the Atlantic Forest biome sensu Di Bitetti et al.
Pereira, Luis Alberto
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The American species of Escaryus, a genus of Holartic centipedes (Geophilomorpha: Schendylidae) [PDF]
, 1993 Fil: Pereira, Luis Alberto. División Zoología Invertebrados. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo.
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